''Manivald'' is an animated short film, directed by Chintis Lundgren and released in 2017.Ko Ricker
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Plot

The film centres on Manivald (

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), an underachieving

fox Foxes are small-to-medium-sized omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull; upright, triangular ears; a pointed, slightly upturned snout; and a long, bushy tail ("brush"). Twelve species ...

in his early 30s who still lives with his mother ( France Castel), but finds their relationship endangered when they simultaneously fall in love with Toomas (Drasko Ivezic), the handsome

wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a Canis, canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus, subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, includin ...

repairman who arrives to fix their washing machine.

Production

The film, adapted from Lundgren's prior webcomic ''Manivald and the Absinthe Rabbits'', was created as a pilot for an animated series, in which Manivald would move out of his mother's house and take up residence at The Hedgehog's Closet, a

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run by a

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hedgehog. The series was also planned to incorporate characters from Lundgren's prior animated short film ''Life with Herman H. Rott''. As of 2019, however, no series pickup has been announced; however, Toomas' own family life was the subject of Lundgren's 2019 animated short film ''Toomas Beneath the Valley of the Wild Wolves''. The film was also added to internet streaming platforms, including

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and the

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's website, in 2019.

Reception

The film was a

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nominee for

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at the

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'', January 20, 2018. The film is currently available to purchase on

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References

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